Mário Cravo Neto (Salvador, April 20, 1947 — Salvador, August 9, 2009) was a Brazilian photographer, sculptor and draughtsman.[1] Mário Cravo, son of the sculptor Mário Cravo Júnior, was one of the first contemporary photographers of Brazil.[2] Since his early life, he was in contact with circle of artists and, when an adolescent, he met Pierre Verger, friend of his father.[3] In 1968, he studied for two years at the Art Students League of New York. After that, he returned to Brazil and first exhibited the sculptures created in New York at the 12th São Paulo Art Biennial.[4] He worked mainly with black-and-white photography, and representing the religion of Candomble.[5]In 2005, he exhibited at Rencontres d'Arles festival.[6]
Mário Cravo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 April 1947 |
| Died | 9 August 2009 (aged 62) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, Sculptor, Draughtsman |
| Relatives | Otávio Cravo (Brother) |
He died in 2009 in Salvador due to skin cancer.[7] Cravo is the father of Brazilian photographer Christian Cravo.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Mario Cravo Neto". Insituto Moreira Salles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Biografia de Mário Cravo". Funarte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Herença Africana". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Black Gods in Exile". August 9, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ Cravo Neto, Mario (1947 - 2009) Encyclopaedia Itaú Cultural - Visual Arts
- ^ "Mário Cravo". Museu Afro Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Morre o fotógrafo baiano Mario Cravo Neto aos 62 anos" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. August 9, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ "Christian Cravo: Twenty Five Years". Monovisions. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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